Download or read book Using Communications Media in Open and Flexible Learning written by Mason, Robin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-04-03 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to three types of interactive media - computer conferencing, audiographics and video conferencing - which explains how each type can be used in the open learning environment. It describes attributes and limitations, analyzing appropriate applications through case studies.
Download or read book Using Communications Media in Open and Flexible Learning written by Robin Mason and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-06-28 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to three types of interactive media - computer conferencing, audiographics and video conferencing - which explains how each type can be used in the open learning environment. It describes attributes and limitations, analyzing appropriate applications through case studies.
Download or read book Open and Flexible Learning in Vocational Education and Training written by Judith Calder and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-08 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text reviews the strategies adopted in a range of behaviourist approaches to the setting and realization of standards - identifying the background from which they emerged and ways in which they might be further developed.
Download or read book Supporting Students in Online Open and Distance Learning written by Ormond Simpson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-10-24 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recognized as the leading book on the subject, Supporting Students in Online, Open and Distance Learning considers the support of students either on or off-campus. Ever-greater numbers of students are studying as part of open, flexible, distance or online courses and, with the rise in numbers and expectations, so the need to offer these often-diverse students effective support is critical. Fully revised and expanded, this new edition reflects current concerns and developments in ODL. It includes increased coverage of tuition in different media, issues of student retention, structures and quality assurance, staff development, online support and computer conferencing. Practical and authoritative, the book tackles the full range of student support issues in ODL, including: *developing the most appropriate tuition techniques *social support *retention *delivering support at a distance and online *face-to-face support *learning-skills and staff development Supporting Students in Online, Open and Distance Learning is essential reading for all those with an interest in recruiting and teaching students in open and distance learning or e-learning situations. It will help lecturers, moderators and tutors to develop a range of skills with a focus on support, retention and student outcomes.
Download or read book Open and Distance Learning written by Stephen Brown and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-06-03 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This contributed volume reviews the lessons that may be learned from trying to integrate distance learning strategies with face-to-face teaching methods. It contains practical examples from education, commerce and industry.
Download or read book Assessing Open and Distance Learners written by Chris Morgan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-07-24 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Research has indicated that assessment is a key factor in student learning. This book details the issues of assessment in the open and distance learning field, where changes in budgets, the location and environment of the students and other factors have prompted innovations in assessment.
Download or read book Reconsidering Open and Distance Learning in the Developing World written by David Kember and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-06-20 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This critical analysis of the state of open and flexible learning examines the characteristics, needs and learning approaches of students, considers whether or not current provision is successful and how student retention can be improved.
Download or read book Flexible Learning in a Digital World written by Collis, Betty and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-10-12 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Betty Collis and Jef Moonen present a series of proven and practical guidelines, based on their balanced experience of using technology in education. Together, these give readers an overview of how technological applications in education can be developed and harnessed.
Download or read book Towards More Effective Open and Distance Learning Teaching written by Perc Marland and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-11-12 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title examines the implications of personal, practical theories of distance learning for both distance learners and those who prepare distance learning materials. Case studies are used to reinforce and illustrate the arguments.
Download or read book The Costs and Economics of Open and Distance Learning written by Rumble, Greville (Lecturer, Open University) and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-10-12 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dissecting in detail the arguments underlying the costs and economics of open and distance learning, this text should give the reader an insight and the confidence to cost their own open and distance learning projects.
Download or read book Open and Distance Learning Today written by Fred Lockwood and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-12-16 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection has pieces from all the key names in distance education worldwide
Download or read book Online Education Using Learning Objects written by Rory McGreal and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2012-09-10 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'E-learning is integral to on-site education institutions worldwide, and the rapid explosion of interest in the subject means that this timely, cutting-edge book will be an instant and indispensable resource. Among educators, the development of reusable learning objects made accessible via the internet is ever more important to teaching and learning. This book provides a comprehensive look at a state-of-the-art online education, and presents advice on the creation, adaptation and implementation of learning objects and metadata. Including articles written by some of the leading innovators in the field, this book takes the reader through: designing effective learning objects; creating learning objects; transforming existing content into reusable learning objects; building a metadata management system. This book will be essential reference material for learning technologists, course developers at learning institutions, postgraduate students, teachers and learners in the field of e-learning.'
Download or read book The Design and Production of Self instructional Materials written by Fred Lockwood and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Download or read book The Open Classroom written by Jo Bradley and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-09-29 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 'e-revolution' that has swept the higher and further education sector over the last decade is now starting to make a real impact in school level teaching and learning around the world. There is a rapidly growing interest in, and demand for open and distance learning solutions for schools, not only in terms of improving access (for example, for the children of travellers, or for those in geographically remote areas) but also in terms of improving pedagogy for more 'conventional' teaching, by offering teachers, parents and pupils greater support and access to learning materials and resources. This ground-breaking book, with contributions from around the world including the UK, US, New Zealand, Canada and India, looks at the key areas of development in this new field, provides best practice examples and inspiring case studies and will increase the awareness of the opportunities and challenges in this potentially huge field.
Download or read book Mobile Learning written by John Traxler and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-04-11 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emphasising the issues of usability, accessibility, evaluation and effectiveness and illustrated by case studies drawn from contemporary projects from around the world, this book considers: the fundamentals of mobile technologies and devices the educational foundations of modern networked learning the issues that underpin mobile learning and make it accessible for all users the challenges of making mobile learning a substantial and sustainable component in colleges, universities and corporations implications and issues for the future. Mobile Learning provides useful, authoritative and comprehensive guidance for professionals in higher and further education and trainers in the business sector who want to find out about the opportunities offered by new technologies to deliver, support and enhance teaching, learning and training.
Download or read book Integrated E learning written by Wim Jochems and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book forms a serious, in-depth study of the subject and proposes that e-learning is not simply a matter of 'digitizing' traditional materials, but involves a new approach, which must take into account pedagogical, technological and organizational features to form a well-designed education system.
Download or read book Towards More Effective Open and Distance Teaching written by Perc Marland and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 2013. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
